Farm Forestry New Zealand
PESTS AND DISEASES OF FORESTRY IN NEW ZEALAND
Puccinia psidii, myrtle rust
Guava rust, Myrtle rust (Puccinia psidii, Uredo rangelii)
- Overview of myrtle rust since its arrival
From Forest health News 308, May 2022 An unwelcome “guest” May 2022 marks the 5th anniversary of the arrival of Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) to the New Zealand mainland. Myrtle rust is a… - Myrtle rust is having sex – why this matters and what it means for New Zealand
A study has just been published containing new evidence that Austropuccinia psidii, the fungus that causes myrtle rust, is reproducing sexually in New Zealand in addition to cloning itself. This… - Pandemic strain of Austropuccinia psidii confirmed as the cause of myrtle rust in New Zealand
From Forest Health News 287, March 2019. The pandemic strain of Austropuccinia psidii has been confirmed as the cause of myrtle rust in New Zealand in a recent paper by researchers at FABI… - Myrtle rust help: from New Caledonia to New Zealand
From Forest Health News 282, July 2018. Figure 2: Myrtle rust on a native Eugenia sp. in New Caledonia. Armed with experience of myrtle rust tracking in New Caledonia, I… - Myrtle rust reporter
From Forest Health News 278, January 2018. Myrtle rust is a serious biosecurity threat that affects a number of New Zealand’s native plants, including pohutukawa, ramarama, northern and southern rata… - A Myrtle Rust Overview
From Forest Health News 275, September 2017. A Myrtle Rust Symposium was held at Auckland University in August to provide an up-to-date snapshot of the myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii), situation in… - Myrtle rust, August 2017
Peter Berg, New Zealand Tree Grower, August 2017. Myrtle rust was first identified in New Zealand on 3 May this year in a Kerikeri plant nursery. The rust is a fungus Puccinia… - Myrtle Rust and the Forest Industry
From Forest Health News 269, August 2016. Myrtle rust, caused by the microscopic fungus Puccinia psidii, has been discussed in earlier issues of Forest Health News (211, 212, 238 and… - Latest on myrtle rust
From Forest Health News 255, April 2015. Puccinia psidii damage on guava in Brazil (left) and on Malabar plum in Hawaii (right). Pictures, Jonas Janner Hamann, Universidade Federal de Santa… - Guava (myrtle) rust in South Africa
From Forest Health News 238, July 2013. The December 2010 issue of FH News reported the presence of this serious rust fungus (Puccinia psidii) in Australia and speculated on its possible arrival… - Guava/myrtle rust in Queensland
From Forest Health News 212, January 2011. The last issue of Forest Health News dealt with guava/myrtle rust (caused by Puccinia psidii) in New South Wales and speculated on what… - Guava/myrtle rust in Australia
From Forest Health News 211, December 2010 In April 2010 myrtle rust (Uredo rangelii) was found in Australia for the first time. Uredo rangelii is now recognised as one of… - Getting aggressive with myrtle rust
From Biosecurity 100, October 2010 Myrtle rust (Uredo rangelii), a fungal pathogen part of the guava rust disease group, has caused severe economic damage to the plant family Myrtaceae in… - Guava rust: a step closer to New Zealand
From Biosecurity 69, August 2006. Guava rust (Puccinia psidii) is a serious fungal disease that affects plants in the myrtle family (family Myrtaceae). In Hawaii last year, guava rust symptoms…
See also:
Risk analysis of the Puccinia psidii/ Guava Rust fungal complex (including Uredo rangelii/Myrtle Rust) on nursery stock
MAF, June 2011 (pdf 700kb)
Myrtle rust found in Australia, Australasian Plant Pathology, 2010, 39, 463–466
BRIEFING DOCUMENT ON MYRTLE RUST, A MEMBER OF THE GUAVA RUST COMPLEX, AND THE RISK TO NEW ZEALAND
Tod Ramsfield, Margaret Dick, Lindsay Bulman, Rebecca Ganley, Scion 14 May 2010
GUAVA RUST IN BRAZIL — A THREAT TO EUCALYPTUS AND OTHER MYRTACEAE (PDF)
I. C. TOMMERUP, 2004
Beyond Borders — Forest Tree Rusts from a Global Perspective
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